Happy December everyone! Tonight is the fist night of Chanukah and I hope that everyone has a wonderful beginning to the holiday. Ironically, I "celebrated" today by going to church. Well, sort of. Today a friend and I went to the sing-along carol service at King's. I sometimes regret being in one of the more modern colleges, and today was one of those times. King's College chapel is a wonder of gothic architecture (actually, it's fan-like ceiling is a unique style unto itself). I, despite being jewish, as many of you know, am absolutely crazy about Christmas, and this was a great way to start off the holiday season. Christmas celebrations start super early here, because the Cambridge term ends this week so everyone wants to celebrate here before going back home. Each college has a Christmas formal (ours is tomorrow!) and even the Porter's Lodge is decorated with tinsel! I dont know if things will be different after the students have left, but for now I'm loving the holiday spirit. (PS, I got yelled at by the priest for taking these pictures, so you'd better enjoy them!):
The downside of its being December, of course, is that it is FREEZING (literally, below freezing). This is problematic as we have a race tomorrow. The river has been frozen all week, so it is unlikely that we'll be able to race. It's kind of sad because we've been working up to this the whole term and it would be anti-climactic to not do it. I'll keep you posted on what happens!
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